No charges will be filed against the mother of the 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo, the Hamilton County prosecutor's office in Ohio said Monday.After the boy slipped into the enclosure May 28, he had a 10-minute encounter with Harambe, a 450-pound gorilla.Harambe pulled the boy across a moat and was fatally shot by zoo personnel.A witness told CNN the boy's mother was temporarily distracted by other children when the boy fell into the exhibit.Tap here for the full story.

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No charges will be filed against the mother of the 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo, the Hamilton County prosecutor's office in Ohio said Monday.

After the boy slipped into the enclosure May 28, he had a 10-minute encounter with Harambe, a 450-pound gorilla.

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Harambe pulled the boy across a moat and was fatally shot by zoo personnel.A witness told CNN the boy's mother was temporarily distracted by other children when the boy fell into the exhibit.